China tests missile technology after Taiwan-US deal

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China has tested a new technology that can intercept and destroy missiles in mid-air in a display of military strength just days after the United States angered Beijing by selling Patriot missiles to Taiwan.

The Foreign Ministry repeated Beijing’s long-held mantra that the demonstration of the latest addition to the armoury of the People’s Liberation Army was not aimed at any country.

However, Chinese scholars belied those words, hinting that the country faced a number of unidentified threats. It is unlikely that the United States, which swings between the role of foe and friend to China, would be excluded from